Sister City Campaign - Gyeongju, South Korea – Versailles, France - Stop the Dog and Cat Consumption in S. Korea!

Sister City Campaign – Gyeongju, South Korea – Versailles, France

posted by KoreanDogs.org team on June 19,2022 in Uncategorized

Versailles, France: Tell Sister City, Gyeongju, South Korea, that you oppose the torture and consumption of dogs and cats.

If you want to help fight the grisly South Korean dog and cat meat trade and make a difference in South Korea, here are a few quick actions you can take that could save millions of dogs and cats each year.

Gyeongju Mayor Joo Nak-Young

Gyeongju became a Sister City to Versailles, France, in 1987.

In Gyeongju, there are numerous dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets, and dog meat restaurants where the dogs, who have been tortured their entire lives, end up being slaughtered in the most inhumane ways, such as by electrocution, hanging, or beating; and then thrown into boiling water – sometimes while they are still alive. In many places, dogs are killed in full view of other terrified, caged dogs; and this takes place in broad daylight. In Angang Dog Meat Market in Gyeongju, live dogs are displayed in cages, slaughtered, and their body dismembered right on the spot for heartless customers. In addition, many abandoned and stolen former pets end up in this industry and are subject to the same cruelty.

Video: Gyeongju Angang Market, South Korea. Jang Seung-Yeon.

Dog meat markets with onsite slaughter facilities still remaining in South Korea are Daegu Chilseong Market and Gyeongju Angang Market. Gyeonghyang News, 7/4/19. (도축시설 있는 개 시장, 이제 ‘대구 칠성’ ‘경주 안강’ 남았다)

A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Gyeongju’s dog meat demand.

Two searches on Naver (the most popular search engine in Korea) – one was for so-called “Health Centers,” which commonly sell dog elixirs and cat elixirs (also known as dog soju and cat soju), and the second one was for “dog meat restaurants” – resulted in dozens of “Health Centers” and dog meat restaurants in the vicinity of Gyeongju.

Even if half of these “Health Centers” and restaurants serve dog and cat ‘ingredients’ in one form or another, imagine how many dog/cat slaughterhouses must be present in the vicinity of Gyeongju to supply these outlets.

There are laws in South Korea against selling dogs and cats for consumption, yet these laws are blatantly ignored.

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Call for Action

📧 Send emails to the Versailles mayor and deputy mayors:

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📧 CC (Carbon Copy) the Gyeongju city council, Gyeongsangbuk-do Council, and South Korean National Assembly members:

📬 Send a letter (Use the below-suggested message or petition):

Mayor François de Mazières
City Hall
4, avenue de Paris RP1144 –
78011 Versailles Cedex
France

📬 Send a copy of your letter to the Gyeongju Mayor:

Mayor Joo Nak-Young
City of Gyeongju
260, Yangjeong-Ro, Gyeongju-Si, Gyeongsangbuk-Do
Postal Code 38102
South Korea

📬 Gyeongju address in Korean:

주낙영 경주시장님
경주시청
(38102) 경상북도 경주시 양정로 260
South Korea

📝 Suggested message

Versailles, France: Tell Sister City, Gyeongju, South Korea, that you oppose the torture and consumption of dogs and cats.

Dear Mayor François de Mazières and the Versailles Council members:

We ask you to please watch the videos of South Korea’s dog meat industry:
Shocking Cruelty of South Korea’s Dog Meat Industry, Part 1 of 2: https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ
Part 2 of 2: https://vimeo.com/754160791
Forest fire in Uljin burns dogs imprisoned in dog meat farms: https://youtu.be/mh1lEGt2gjU
https://youtu.be/GLLeI_XFNPg
Imprisoning dogs in raised wire cages in South Korea’s dog meat farms is extreme cruelty: https://youtu.be/D9Hw4u1XKo4.

Do you think Versailles should be a Sister city to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten by people?

Gyeongju is one of the largest dog meat suppliers and consumption cities in South Korea. In Gyeongju, there are numerous dog farms, dog slaughterhouses, dog meat restaurants, and so-called “Health Centers” where they serve soup made of dog meat as an elixir. In Angang Dog Meat Market in Gyeongju, live dogs are displayed in cages, slaughtered, and their body dismembered right on the spot for heartless customers. Dogs suffer their entire lives in utter misery in filthy, feces encrusted raised wire cages, only to be slaughtered in the most horrific ways. They are killed by electrocution, hammer strikes to their head and necks, being hung, being beaten to death, having their throats slit, being burned alive with a blowtorch, or thrown into a vat of boiling water while still alive. In many places in Gyeongju, dogs are killed in full view of other terrified, caged dogs who tremble with terror. These poor dogs are often burned alive in their cages, unable to escape. They are fed rotten garbage full of chili peppers not fit for any animals to eat, and they are never given water! Also, people’s beloved pets are often stolen and sold to these businesses, where they meet the same horrific fate. Dogs and puppies who died of diseases are tossed away like garbage, often left in front of cages to rot while the mother dogs watch and cry out in despair for their dead babies.

The Korean internet searches resulted in dozens of “Health Centers” that commonly sell dog/cat elixirs (dog soju and cat soju) and dog meat restaurants in Gyeongju.

Would you please urge Gyeongju Mayor Joo Nak-Young to close down all illegal dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets, truckers, and restaurants serving these animal products? An online petition calling for your support in ending the horrendous Gyeongju’s dog and cat meat cruelty is in progress: https://chng.it/KVq2XYmv.

On behalf of all the animals suffering unimaginable cruelty in the dog and cat meat industry, we thank you and await your reply.

Sincerely,

Name City, Country

📝 Suggested message in French

Versailles, France : Dites à votre Ville Soeur, Gyeongju, Corée du Sud, que vous vous opposez à la torture et à la consommation de chiens et de chats.

Cher Monsieur le Maire
Monsieur François de Mazières
& aux membres du Conseil de Versailles,

Je vous demande de bien vouloir regarder, ci-dessous, les vidéos de l’industrie de la viande de chien en Corée du Sud :
Cruauté choquante de l’industrie sud-coréenne de la viande de chien, partie 1 sur 2 : https://youtu.be/_ZVQjgGb4RQ
Partie 2 sur 2: https://vimeo.com/754160791
Un incendie de forêt à Uljin brûle des chiens emprisonnés dans des élevages de viande canine : https://youtu.be/mh1lEGt2gjU
https://youtu.be/GLLeI_XFNPg
Emprisonner des chiens dans des cages grillagées surélevées dans les élevages de viande de chien en Corée du Sud est une cruauté extrême : https://youtu.be/D9Hw4u1XKo4.

Pensez-vous que Versailles devrait être une Ville Sœur de toute ville qui permette que les chiens et chats soient torturés et mangés par les humains ?

Gyeongju est l’un des plus grands fournisseurs de viande de chien et des villes de consommation en Corée du Sud.
À Gyeongju, il existe de nombreux élevages de chiens, abattoirs de chiens, restaurants de viande de chien et soi-disant «centres de santé» où ils servent de la soupe à base de viande de chien comme élixir. Au marché de la viande de chien d’Angang à Gyeongju, des chiens vivants sont exposés dans des cages, abattus et leur corps démembré sur place pour les clients sans cœur. Les chiens souffrent toute leur vie dans une misère totale dans des cages grillagées sales et incrustées d’excréments, pour être abattus de la manière la plus horrible : Ils sont tués par électrocution, coups de marteau à la tête et au cou, pendus, battus à mort, égorgés, brûlés vifs avec un chalumeau ou jetés dans une cuve d’eau bouillante alors qu’ils sont encore en vie.

Dans de nombreux endroits de Gyeongju, des chiens sont tués à la vue d’autres chiens en cage terrifiés qui tremblent de terreur. Ces pauvres chiens sont souvent brûlés vifs dans leurs cages, incapables de s’échapper. Ils sont nourris d’ordures pourries remplies de piments rouges impropres à la consommation d’animaux, et on ne leur donne jamais d’eau ! De plus, les animaux de compagnie bien-aimés des gens sont souvent volés et vendus à ces entreprises, où ils subissent le même sort horrible.

Les chiens et les chiots morts de maladies sont jetés comme des ordures, souvent laissés pourrir devant des cages pendant que les mères chiennes regardent et pleurent de désespoir pour leurs bébés morts.

Les recherches coréennes sur Internet ont abouti à des dizaines de «centres de santé» qui vendent couramment des élixirs de chiens & chats (soju de chiens et soju de chats) et des restaurants de viande de chiens à Gyeongju.

Je vous serais infiniment reconnaissant, s’il vous plait, de bien vouloir exhorter le maire de Gyeongju, Joo Nak-Young, à fermer tous les élevages de chiens illégaux, les abattoirs, les marchés, les camionneurs et les restaurants servant ces produits d’origine animale ?
Une pétition en ligne appelant à votre soutien pour mettre fin à l’horrible cruauté envers les chiens et les chats de Gyeongju est en cours: https://chng.it/KVq2XYmv.

Au nom de tous les animaux qui souffrent d’une cruauté inimaginable dans l’industrie de la viande de nos animaux de compagnie, et en vous remerciant de l’attention que vous porterez à la présente, je vous prie d’agréer, Monsieur le Maire, l’expression de mes sincères salutations.

Name City, Country